This therefore makes that an appropriate name for that particular location in this instance.

Whilst fairly benign here this certainly was a northerly gale with a bit of bite which we've not seen for some time. I remember even NWly gales producing squalls of sleet and snow even down here in decades long past.

Some lightning activity also observed over N Yorks Moors (Four?) and E Pennines, plus also offshore Essex & Kent (as expected).

I noticed distant lightning to our NE this morning at about 05.30hrs. It was active enough to make me power down the pcs, but nothing came of it. All we have had since is a strong mostly-northerly wind and moderate rain. Pretty horrible.

Roger

I was out in the West End of Aberdeen today surveying the damage. Lots of trees down and flooding near the entrance to Johnston Gardens.

Although the wind speed was not as high as 2011 it seems the most widespread damage I've seen since the 1989 storm. Possibly due to wind direction as 2011 was westerly.

Malin Hd on the north coast of Ireland recorded a high gust of 70 knots (about 81 mph) yesterday evening:

Dublin Airport - Yesterdays's Observations - Met Éireann Observations for Dublin Airport, Ireland - The Irish Meteorological Service

Nothing remarkable elsewhere and I've personally observed stronger fair weather breezes in high Summer than from this. The (small) bit of lightning yesterday evening was nice though. 

I dont think yesterday was really about the strength of the wind. Usually when we have a storm, it peaks in the space of 90 mins and is over quickly with a few mega gusts... usually trees can deal with the odd gust.

Last night event was maybe less severe but lasted much longer... lasting here at its peak about 5 hrs. And has been very windy for say 12.

This means the typical casualties today were trees who just couldnt deal with the longevity of the battering. Roof tile issues have been in the minority.

I dont think i can remember a storm which downed as many trees as ive seen around here.

Fallen trees & flooding.

Looks like Aberdeen's missed out on everything yet again.....

Not according to the Doc (as far as I know) but then if you read what the Doc has to say and then compare that with Richard's posts on the very same subject, it can sometimes be hard to believe that they actually both live in the same city given how much different their accounts can be.

Yes I know. That was rather my point :)

Thats an interesting point Russ on the longetivity of the wind and agree completely,  although on our side we had 1:7 houses missing tiles today, luckily not us , but two neighbours. Plenty of tree damage as well. It was a long night of scary noises for sure. It was interesting watching the radar and appearing to poor down for an hour, but the ground was virtually damp, must have all been blown away!!
martin

Agree with you and Russ. It just went on and on. A number of fences down around here (including a neighbour's) and the odd tree/large branch. Loads of smaller branches.

I cleared about 80% of the leaves in my garden a couple of weeks ago, and almost as many had fallen since; before yesterday, half the lawn was carpeted again. I chuckled this morning when I saw an entirely clear lawn with two heaps of leaves in two of the garden's corners. Very considerate!

The biggest continuous 'roar' I've heard since Feb 2014 here. Was a wild night with trees felled around the area, fences blown down, roof tiles smashed on the pavements and bits of mortar fallen from houses. Also a sign had been uprooted on a roundabout in town. 

Power went out briefly about 3am.

No idea what peak gusts were but I'd imagine 65-70mph to cause some of the damage seen.

Ouch. Glad it’s back now.

Places like Huntly and Torphins have no water as a result of the storm, and many many other places around the NE are still without electricity. Barely a mention in the media though. 

The number of trees and power lines down is remarkable.

Lucky you, we got to about 38hrs I think, thankfully didn't need to slum it under torchlight for a 3rd night. Mobile networks are still down though, which must be making the repair coordination a nightmare.

I see lots of outages still in the ne in particular, so a fair few are going to be into 3 or 4 days without power and some sse ops will be getting towards similar without a decent break or sleep.

For here, it is one of the most prolonged storms I've felt in many years, as others have said, the 4 or 5hr duration of peak winds was a significant characteristic.

Hundreds of trees down around here and plenty issues with powerlines, which I'm sure will take weeks to fully repair.

Oh and a wee bit snow to top it off.

 LLTNP 105m asl 

Yes, it looks like it. Some towns and villages In the NE Scotland have been told that the aim is to have their power restored by 10pm tomorrow or in some cases midday on Tuesday.

Ours went back off for over 2 hours this afternoon...

Additionally some people are without water.